THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the rice price ceiling was 95 percent successful two days after it started on Tuesday. DA spokesperson and Legal Service Director Willie Ann Angsiy said on Thursday that the remaining percentage represents retailers who resist the price cap.

"Even if there are resisting retailers, we continuously disseminate information to explain to them the importance of following the price cap," Angsiy said.

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